Modenese Moderati

The Moderati was a moderate conservative faction in the Duchy of Modena and Reggio that was active in the mid-nineteenth century. The Moderati was the largest faction in the country's politics, as the faction advocated the preservation of order in the country, while also adopting some reformist policies on less governmental control over the economy and more citizenship rights. The party dominated the country's politics for much of the faction's existence, and it dissolved in 1859 after Italy annexed Modena.